Wire-stretcher



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WIRE STRETGHER.

N0.,536,400. Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON II. SEN SENIG, OF FARMERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WIRE-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,400, dated March 26, 1895. Application lied september 19, 1art1.. seal no. 523,455. (No modell To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AARON H. SNSENIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farmersville, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Wire Fences, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of vwire-fences having palings connected with the lines of wire between the posts; aud the objects of the invention are,v

lto the post, and showing a front view of the device for securing the wires to the palings. Fig. 2 is an enlarged top view of the post and tension regulator, and Fig. 3 a similar horizontal section of the tension-bar, taken online --rc of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged face view of one of thc spring-bearings. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line y-y of Fig. 1.

Similar letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the details of the drawings, A indicates a fencepost of any suitable construction; A, the strut of the same; C, the fence-wires; and C', the palings. Projecting outward from post A are two arms, a, having eyes, a', through which passes an upright cylindrical tension-bar, D. On this bar there are located ,short revoluble drums, D', each druln having a nutformed on one end adapted to be engaged by a wrench.` To each of these drums is attached one of the fence-wires, which pass through post A and have their ends secured about studs or` hooks, d', projecting from the sides of the drums. Hori zontal perforations are formed in the drums and are adapted to register with any one of series 0f similar perforations made in the same planes through the tension-bar. Locking-pins, d2, are engaged with the perforations in the drums and the registering perforations through said tension-har and secure the drums in a' fixed position thereon. l

To the upper end of the tension-bar is rigidly attached a lever, E, having a perforation,

e,in its outer end engaged bya link F,which Y is also engaged with a similar link G, the outer end whereof takes over a pin or stud, h, on the top of post A and is secu red thereto by an angle-plate, H, on which it is formed. Through the ends of links F and G, which are engaged with each other, pass bearing-plates I, havi said bar D bya locking-pin, d2. As the wires contract the force exerted thereby revolves tension-bar D and compresses spring'K, but when said Wires are expanded the slack produced therein is taken up by a reverse movev ment of tension-bar D, actuated bythe force exerted thereon by spring K.

The fence-wires C are secured to palings C by wire loops p. Each of these loops embraces a fence-wire and has its ends extending through separate perforations, p', in the paling to which itfastens the line-wire and twisted on the opposite side, as shown at p2, Fig.y5. The line wire can be released from the paling at any time by untwisting ends p2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

l. In a'wire-fence, the combination, with a fence-post, of a verticalptension-bar secured to the back of the post and having series Vof perforations through it, revoluble drums on IOC) 2. In a wire-fence, the combination, with a fence-post, of arms projecting from the back of said post, a tension-bar passing through eyes in said arms, revoluble drums on said bar, fence-Wires passing through the post and attached to the drums, perforations through said drulnsadapted to register Withseriesof perforations through the tension bar, pins constructed to pass through the perforations in the drums and the registering perforations through the tension-bami pin or stud on the fence-post, a link taking over said pin and interlocking with a link attached to the swinging end of said lever, bearing-platesengaging the interlocking ends of said links and having jaws 'formed on the ends thereof andembracing the adjacent sides of the outer links, and a springcoiled about the interlocking portions of said linksand having the ends resting against the bearing-plates, substantially as and for the purpose specified. y

3. In a'Wire-fence, the combination, with a fence-post, of a vertical tension-bar secured to the back of the post, revoluble drums attached to the post, substantially as specified, fence-wires supported by the post and secured to said drums, an angle-plate embracing the side and top of the post and having a pin thereon, a lever on the tension-bar, a link taking over the pin on the angle-plate and interlocking with a link attached to the swinging end ot said lever, bearing-plates engaging the interlocking ends of said links and having jaws formed ou the ends thereof and embracing the adjacent sides of the outer links, and a spring coiled about the interlock- AARON H. SENSENIG.

Witnesses:

JACOB I-IALBAGH, WM. R. GERHART. 

